What zone is NY?

According to the USDA map, New York zones include a wide range from 3a to 7b. Those living in zone 3a will not necessarily be able to grow the same plants that can be grown in 7b. Elevation and proximity to large bodies of water play a role in the winter extreme low temperature variance seen on the map.

How do you know what planting zone you live in?

You can determine your gardening zone at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture website. You can either enter your ZIP code or, for even more precision, use the interactive map to click down to within a half-mile of your home.

How do you determine your climate zone?

Climate zones are determined by the coldest average winter temperature the geographical area typically experiences. You can see the coldest temps and their zones here, further divided into A (colder half of the zone) and B (warmer half of the zone).

When should you start planting garden?

If you’re new to gardening, you may think the growing season doesn’t begin until April or May. But that’s not true — you can start planting seeds much earlier. In fact, you should! If you start the right crops now, you’ll likely be harvesting your own fresh veggies by April or May.

What can I plant in June Zone 6?

You can still start seeds indoors of okra, pumpkin, cucumber, summer and winter squash, and melons.
Outdoors you can sow seeds directly into the garden for beets, carrots, chard, kohlrabi, late cabbage, lettuce, mustard, collards, turnips, radish, spinach, onion sets, onion seeds for bunching onions.

What does Zone Six mean?

the Eastside of Atlanta

What grows in 6b and 7a?

18 Perfect Perennials for Growing in Zones 6b/7a

What are perennials?
This is gonna be fun!
Sun Perennials You’ll Wanna Have:
1) Coneflowers: Bright, colorful flowers all Summer and into early Fall!
2) Black Eyed Susans: Blooms strongly from mid-Summer into Fall!
3) Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’ or ‘Autumn Joy’: Beautiful textured leaves and adds such color in Fall.

What plants can grow in zone 7a?

Zone 7 Plants

Beans.
Broccoli.
Brussel sprouts.
Tomatoes.
Carrots.
Onions.
Kale.
Cauliflower.

What plants grow well in 7a?

Here are a few of the all-time favorite zone 7 perennial flowers:

Black-eyed Susan (partial or full sun)
Four O’clock (partial or full sun)
Hosta (shade)
Salvia (sun)
Butterfly weed (sun)
Shasta daisy (partial or full sun)
Lavender (sun)
Bleeding heart (shade or partial sun)

What plants are good for 7b?

Common perennials with evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage in zone 7 are:

Creeping Phlox.
Bergenia.
Heuchera.
Barrenwort.
Lilyturf.
Lenten Rose.
Dianthus.
Calamintha.

What is growing zone 7b?

Zone 7: The overall zone has a minimum average of temperatures of 0° to 10°F. Zone 7b: This subzone has a minimum average temperature of 5° to 10°F.

Is Zone 6 colder than zone 7?

For example, Zone 7 has an average low temperature of 0 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit; 7a has a low of 0 to 5 degrees, and 7b has a low of 5 to 10 degrees. Zone 6 has an average low between -10 and 0 degrees, and Zone 8 has an average low between 10 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is CT planting zone?

Most of the state of Connecticut falls in hardiness zone 6, although the extreme northwest part of the state is zone 5, and the southern coastal region is now considered zone 7.